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The FCC WT Docket 19-348 and WT Docket 19-138 will severely curtail growth of one of the newest and most effective means for Amateurs to support emergency communications. Existing installations will be severely curtailed or, with no reasonable alternatives, be forced to cease operations. Thousands of hams have built or are in the process of constructing high-speed data networks in the 3 & 5 GHz ham microwave allocations.
AREDN (Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network) was an outgrowth of the ARRL working group on High-Speed Multimedia (HSMM). It has evolved over the past 10-12 years from its first implementation by Broadband Hamnet (BBHN). Over the years the AREDN Project has developed software support for nearly 70 commercial wireless routers---moving them from their Part 15 allocation into adjacent Part 97 allocations in the .9, 2, 3, and 5 GHz bands---providing an inexpensive and easy way for hams to implement high-speed (up to 144 Mbps) data networks in support of Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs), Non-governmental Agencies (NGOs) and first responders. The project has twice been recognized by the league for the significance of its achievements by awarding the Project the ARRL Microwave Development Award in 2014 and 2018.
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The AREDN Project was recently honored by the Yasme Foundation with the award of a $7000 grant for the purchase of a 20 GHz spectrum analyzer. The analyzer will be used to understand the characteristics of 802.11 protocols in the unique, long-distance mesh, configurations of AREDN implementations. It will also afford us the ability to measure, and perhaps, improve the quality of transmissions emanating from AREDN-supported devices.
The AREDN Project team is grateful to the Yasme Foundation for taking the time to consider its need for a spectrum analyzer. Andre Hansen, K6AH, in speaking for the entire team said, “To be awarded this grant is particularly gratifying for us because it acknowledges the value the AREDN Project affords Amateur Radio.”
The Yasme Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation organized to support scientific and educational projects related to amateur radio. Their support includes long distance communication (DXing), the introduction and promotion of amateur radio in developing nations and encouraging youth participation in amateur radio.
More information about the Yasme Foundation may be found at https://www.yasme.org
AREDN® is a registered trademark of Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network, Inc., a non-profit corporation.
The AREDN® team is pleased to announce the start of a new program to recognize people who are actively contributing to spreading the word about how hams can use our 21st century mesh networking technology to provide high-speed data communications when disasters strike.
We call these special people “AREDN® Ambassadors”.
These are key members of our community who:
Congratulations to each of you!
It is finally here! We are looking forward to seeing you at Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio this Friday through Sunday, May 17-19.
We are in booth #1001. We will have a lot of equipment on display, including some of the newest gear from Mikrotik and our fourth supported manufacturer GL-iNet.
In addition to the new hardware, we have made a lot of improvements in the firmware. We want to hear your comments and questions on the recent changes. As always, your ideas help us set the direction for future enhancements.
We will hold some short classes on a variety of topics to help get you started or to extend your capabilities.
Stop by our booth and say hello.
The NanoStation XM devices now have fully functional ports - both main and secondary. This capability will be in Dec 3, 2018 nightly build. The behavior is now same as NanoStation XW devices. POE Passthough is also functional.
This new capability means the following usage is significantly simplified to setup. At local community events when setting up ipCams around a parade route or event area, there can be a station with 2 nodes -- incoming link on one channel/band and outgoing link on another channel/band. This means many HD video quality signals can go through the station as this relay station does not share the same frequency.
2 mesh nodes, 1 ipCam, 1 5-port switch, 4 way power split to all devices, junction box. Lots of labor and points of failure to build and configure the enclosure and cabling.
2 mesh nodes, 1 ipCam, daisy chain the cat5 cables though these devices, no enclosure.
1) I've seen a NSM2 XM device...
Thanks to a great suggestion and some content from Steve KC0EUW, we now have an AREDN document repository on GitHub.
If you just want to read what is in the library, you can view the docs on ReadTheDocs.io at https://arednmesh.readthedocs.io/en/latest.
You can also find this documentation by clicking on the Docs menu item on the front page and making your choice from the dropdown list.
We added a new Network Design Guide to help you in planning your local AREDN mesh network.
If you are interested in contributing to the rapidly growing set of AREDN related information, you can easily do so on GitHub. This works the same way as if you were contributing code to the project.
There are detailed instructions on how you can contribute to AREDN documentation in the README.md file
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